Cook Crocus Fields at Nottingham City Council

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Sep, 26

Salary

27694.0

Posted On

12 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Menu Planning, Budget Management, Dietary Requirement Catering, Nutritional Planning, Food Purchasing, Legislative Administration, Teamwork, Initiative

Industry

Government Administration

Description

Contract Type: Permanent. Working Hours: 22 hours per week Worker Type: Onsite Worker Salary: Starting Salary is £26,824 (Level one) - rising to £27,694 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (£13.90 - 14.35 per hour) (Pay award pending) Location: Crocus Fields, Arkwright Walk, Nottingham, NG2 2HN We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more… Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you. * You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1004]. About the Role Nottingham City Council are looking to appoint a Cook at Crocus Fields short breaks unit for children and young people with disabilities. Crocus Fields offers care to young people who have severe learning disabilities and physical disabilities, many of whom are on the autistic spectrum. The role requires an ability to provide a flexible catering service to meet the needs of service users and staff. The principal duties will include providing meals to meet varied dietary needs of the young people, order and purchase food, menu planning, managing the food budget, offering nutritious and well balanced meal, and complete all the necessary legislative administrative tasks and domestic duties. This post is predominately one where you will be expected to work using your own initiative. You will work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and weekends on a rota basis and undertake any training as required to meet the needs of the home. To apply for this role please ensure that you respond to the following items taken from the person specification of this role in your application About You The ideal candidate will have: * Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team. * A considerate and positive approach to working with people of different race, age, culture, gender, sexual orientation and physical/ learning disabilities. * Able to provide economical nutritious well-presented meals of good quality that meet the nutritional needs of young people, within the resources available. * Able to cater for special diets relating to culture, health or religion. * Experience of cooking for similar numbers * Able to plan a menu to provide for a diverse client group. - A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post. You can find the job description for this post here [https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/kjqdq2o3/7834-cook-crocus-fields.doc]. At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1014] for applicants page. For informal enquiries please contact Joanne Wright by telephone on 07984244355,or by email at joanne.wright@nottinghamcity.gov.uk [joanne.wright@nottinghamcity.gov.uk] Closing Date: 19th June 2026 Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Interviews will be held: TBC If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support [https://emss.org.uk/support] By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions. [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/pages/1006] Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to: * 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually * Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9% * Smart Working – to support your work life balance * Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme * Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more! Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference. We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

Responsibilities

Provide a flexible catering service and nutritious meals for children and young people with severe learning and physical disabilities. Responsibilities include menu planning, managing food budgets, purchasing supplies, and completing legislative administrative tasks.